THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Fraud schemes are more common during emergencies and Mississippi State Auditor Shad White says several are going around. Fraudsters who promise a stimulus check if you provide your bank account information should be reported to the Justice Department or the National Center for Disaster Fraud…
ASHLEY COUNTY, AR (Ben Caxton) — 30-year-old Ashley County, Arkansas resident Joanna Ward, 30, of Crossett, died Tuesday as a result of an automobile accident on U.S. 82 at the Ashley-Union County line. Ward was traveling west on U.S. 82 around 3:30 PM when the Toyota Corolla she was driving…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Officials were still adding up the damage from the Easter Sunday tornado outbreak. Teams say that process will take most of the week. Heaviest hit was nearby Monroe, Louisiana, which devastated the Monroe airport and damaged more than 300 homes. In Mississippi where 13 tornadoes…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — A powerful area of low pressure will move out of Texas on Saturday and bring rapidly developing severe storms across the Lower Mississippi River Valley on Sunday. Widespread severe weather is likely. For the Delta tornadoes are likely, some of which could be strong and…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — The number of coronavirus death cases continues to climb in Mississippi. As of April 8, Mississippi reported 76 deaths with 441 hospitalizations, a slower one day climb than the day before. Tennessee reports 79, and Arkansas 18 deaths. Deaths in the Delta held steady at…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Grammy winner Bobby Rush says doctors have placed him in quarantine after an inconclusive COVID-19 test. Rush became ill after shaking hands with fans following a performance in Nashville on February 28th and last week developed a dry cough and high fever. After two trips…
THE DELTA, MS (Ben Caxton) — Are Cats & Dogs Secretly spreading COVID-19? The British Veterinary Association says animals could hold the virus on their fur if they are petted by someone who has contracted COVID-19. Their main advice to pet owners is to practice good hand hygiene but does…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Fifteen nonprofit groups in Mississippi will share more than $385,000 from Entergy Mississippiâs newly-created relief fund. The grants will help provide services to families and individuals hit hard financially by the COVID-19 pandemic including the recently unemployed, seniors and low-income families. Recipients include Salvation Army…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Starting today shoppers at Delta Walmarts will have to keep their distance and follow marked “one-way” traffic arrows in aisles on the store’s floors. Stores will limit the number of customers who can be in a store at once and allow no more than five…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Governor Tate Reeves’ statewide stay-at-home order takes effect today at 5 PM. Mississippi has 1177 coronavirus cases with 26 deaths and Memphis television station WMC says data from Johns Hopkins University places Cleveland and Indianola in the top ten per capita for positive COVID-19 tests,…
